RNA polymerase

RNA polymerase
A polymerase is an enzyme that catalyzes the joining of many smaller molecules (called monomers) to form a big molecule (a macromolecule). RNA polymerase is a unique enzyme that makes (synthesizes) the macromolecule RNA using DNA as the template.

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RNA polymerase n any of a group of enzymes that promote the synthesis of RNA using DNA or RNA as a template

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RNA po·lym·er·ase (pə-limґər-ās) 1. a general term denoting any enzyme catalyzing the template-directed incorporation of ribonucleotides into an RNA chain; see DNA-directed RNA polymerase and RNA-directed RNA polymerase. 2. DNA-directed RNA polymerase.

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